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F. G. MARBACH.

CASH DRAWER AND RECORDER.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK GEORGE MARBACH, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO CHAMPION REGISTER COMPANY, 0F CLEVELAND, OIIIO,

A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

CASH DRAWER AND RECORDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 1, 1916.

Application led. August 25, 1914. Serial No. 858,528.

To (/ZZ whom it may Concern Be it known that I, FRANK GEORGE MAR- imcn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of (lhio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Cash Drawers and Recorders, of which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates generally to account registers and more particularly to the cash drawer and recorder adapted to be used in connection with the separable and detachable skeleton frame shown and described in my co-pending applications tiled of even date herewith.

The object of my present invention is to simplify the construction of the cash drawer and its connecting parts and also to simplify and render more efficient the recorder operating mechanism which cooperates with and is actuated by the cash drawer.

The invention also has for its objects the economizing of space and material in the construction and arrangement of the various elements.

With these objects in view my invention consists in the novel features of construction hereinafter described, pointed out in the claims and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a view showing my construction of recorder and cash drawer arranged in the skeleton frame. Fig. Q is a detail perspective view of the recorder removed from the frame. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the horizontal bell and means for ringing the same. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the means carried by the cash drawer for actuating the recorder. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the guides for receiving the cash and recorder drawers. Fig. 6 is a detail view of the recorder locking mechanism. Figs. 7 and 8 show further details of construction.

Referring to the drawings A indicates a skeleton frame, B the cash drawer, and C the recorder drawer or receptacle. The skeleton frame is provided with drawer guides D at each side thereof, said guides being in the form of channeled strips having their channels turned inwardly and these guides are adapted to be engaged by the drawer slides D attached to the outer sides of the cash and recorder drawers. the inner sides of said drawers having slides D2 which work in a guide D3 attached to the bottom of the skeleton frame as most clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 7, the drawer slides upon the sides being spot-welded while others upon the inner sides are formed integral with either' the bottom or the Side of the receptacle. There is just sufficient space left between the cash drawer and recorder drawer or receptacle to permit the location of the co-acting or cooperating parts of these drawers, the recorder mechanism being operated by the opening of the cash drawer.

The cash drawer is held locked by means of a pin or button B locked in the skeleton frame and engaging the upper ends of the spring actuated bolt or catch B2 of the lock which is carried at the forward end of the cash drawer. When the pin or button B is pushed down the bolt or catch B2 is forced down below the edge of the skeleton frame and the cash drawer is projected forwardly by means of a coil spring E fastened to the rear of the skeleton frame and at the same point is fastened a striker F which strikes the bell G and gives notice that the cash drawer is being opened, this being accomplished by arranging a spring wire clip F upon the rear end of the cash drawer the ends thereof being brought into close proX- imity as shown in Fig. 3 so that as the drawer moves downwardly the striker F will be pulled out until the tension of the spring pulls the same away from the clip F and the striker being freed the hammer end thereof will strike the bell or gong. When the cash drawer is pushed in the flared ends of the clip F will spring over the striker F and be ready for action again when the cash drawer is opened. v

It will be understood that at eaehsale the salesman presses the pin or button B in order to deposit in the cash drawer the cash received and at the same time he is supposed to make an entry upon the recorder, and this record is made upon a traveling sheet. For the purpose of causing this sheet to travel a definite distance at each sale, so as to provide a clear entry space, I operate the sheet by the movement of the cash drawer, each outward or opening movement of the cash drawer serving to feed the record sheet one step inwardly as hereinafter explained.

The recorder drawer is adapted to be pulled out a certain distance and is locked in that position by means of a dog C engaging a notch or recess C2 produced in the bottom of the skeleton frame and this locking dog is released by the plunger or tumbler of the lock U3 being brought into engagement therewith. this being done when it is desired to either remove the recorder drawer or push the same back to its completely closed position. The recorder drawer is also provided with an arm rest Ct, which is hinged to the front of the drawer and is adapted to be turned up and held in horizontal position by means of a supporting bail (l5 which is turned down and rests upon the top of the lock.

The recorder comprises an endless record sheet H, which is mounted upon a shaft H, arried in a frame H2 which is pivoted upon a rod H3. This frame has a flat table portion H4 over which the paper travels and provides a suitable support during the writing operation. Rolls H5 are arranged at sich end of the flat table portion H4, in order to facilitate the traveling operation of the record sheet ll. A glass panel l rests over a portion of the traveling sheet H, this glass panel being carried by a hinged frame l and held in position by means ot a spring rod I2 connecting the side members of the frame. This frame is pivoted to the drawer and when turned down so as to place the glass panel over the record sheet will leave sufficient space `between the arm rest and frame to permit the entry upon said record sheet, and it will be noted that this glass panel carries a strip which is divided into subdivisions marked clerk number, bill number, cash sales, received on account, credit sales and cash paid out, and these sub-divisions correspond with lthe subdivided columns marked upon the record sheet so that the entry can be made in the proper column.

As before stated after each entry the record sheet is moved up one step, presentin;l a clean surface for the next entry, and in order to provide for this step by step movement of the record sheet l pass the said sheet between the feed rollers K and L. the roller l being a milled roller which is arranged between the sides of the recorder drawer or frame. said roller having a star wheel K arranged upon the end thereof adjacent the cash drawer. The roller L is a pressurel roller for the purpose of holding the record sheet in contact with the milled roller. This pressure roller is mounted in a frame L pivoted between the sides of the recorder frame or drawer and has a spring L2 bearing against its depending portion. the opposite end of said spring bearing against a cross piece which constitutes a part of the recorder frame and is in reality a part of a supplemental frame in which the feed roller K is mounted. The milling upon the feed roller is upon opposite sides of the center as shown, and the pressure roller L is cut away at the center as shown at L3 and a finger LL carried by the bar L5 bears upon this reduced portion of the pressure rolle' and exerts a central prcssure upon said roller, this bar carrying the finger being' attached to the frame carrying the pressure roller and by means of this construction the pressure upon the roller is evenly distributed and said roller is held in close contact with the milled roller so that at each operation of the. lash drawer the feed rollers which are to be actuated will move the record sheet one step. The cross bar L5 also serves as a straight edge for tearing oil that portion of the record sheet which has been passed through the rollers. The stai' wheel K as before stated is fixed upon the end of the milled roller, it being arranged upon the outside of the recorder frame or drawer and has laterally extending portions K which are adapted to be engaged by the pivoted dog or pawl M, which is pivoted to the adjacent side of the cash drawer. This dog or pawl having a nose M which engages one of the lateral projections ot' the star wheel as the drawer is projected forwardly or opened by the spring. At the rear of the pivot the dog or pawl is eut away as shown at M2, which cut away portion receives the stop lug M3 and holds the dog or pawl in such position that it will pass the star wheel inoperatively as the drawer is pushed in and as soon as said nose or dog if-t clear of the star wheel projections it will drop by gravity to its operative, position so that at the next forward movement of the cash drawer the record sheet will be fed one step inwardly.

lt will be understood that a record is made upon the sheet at each sale and in this manner the merchant can keep a correct record of the entire days business and it is therefore with the object of preserving this record unaltered that the recorder drawer or frame is locked in the skeleton frame, only the merchant having the key which can release the same, and after so releasing. the recolwler frame or drawer can be removed and the record sheet torn otlI and the entire day`s business calculated at a glance.

By this arrangement it will be impossible for the clerk to obtain access to the recorder sheet after the record has once been placed thereon. All of the parts are so constructed and arranged that they can be quickly and easily removed and replaced whenever desired. The glass panel itl it should become broken can be quickly and easily removed and a new one substituted, the spring bar permitting its removal and replaeinfr.

It will thus be seen that I provide a cash drawer and recorder adapted for use in connection with a skeleton frame although it will of course be understood that other forms of support or closures may be employed. It will also be noted that the cash drawer and recorder cooperate one with the other to carry out the account register system, and it will be further noted that all of the various parts are simpliiied in construction and arrangement and combination so as to economize both space and material and in this manner a cheaper and more eiicient article is provided.

What I claim is 1. In an account register, the combination with a frame, of a bell connected thereto, a spring striker and a cushioning spring connected to said frame, a cash drawer slidable on said frame, and a bifurcated spring clip carried by the drawer and adapted to receive said striker as set forth.

2. In a device of the kind described, the combination with a recorder sheet-frame and table, of a pair of feed rolls, one of said rolls having spaced milled portions, the other roll having a reduced central portion, a spring pressed frame having a pressing inger bearing upon said reduced roll, and

means for moving the milled roll.

3. The combination with a frame, of a cash drawer slidable therein, a movable pin positioned in the frame, and a spring actuated bolt carried by the drawer, and normally engaging said frame said bolt being disengaged by said pin together with means for projecting said drawer when said bolt is disengaged by said movable pin.

4. In a device of the kind described, the combination with a recorder drawer and table, of a frame pivoted to said drawer a glass panel arranged in said Jframe and a spring rod for holding said panel in place.

5. In a device of the kind described, the combination with a frame of a cash drawer and recorder slidable therein, means for moving a record sheet said means including a star wheel, having a late-ral extension K and a dog pivoted to the cash drawer and having a nose M and out away parts M2 all arranged substantially as set forth.

FRANK GEORGE MARBACH.

Witnesses:

EDWARD BUsHNnLL, C. F. MISER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ive cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

